Conditionally show a button based on the selected record in a subgrid

Haven't you ever wondered why the "Activate" button is still visible after you have selected an (already) active record? Well, I certainty did. For me, this is a clear example of bad user experience. Having both buttons available makes no sense and it can only bring confusion. In this case it would be better to either show the …

Reactivate entity key is only supported for failed job

You might face the situation where the creation of an alternate key does not seem to do its job. It remains in the pending state: When trying to reactive the key: The system throws an exception saying "Reactive entity key is only supported for failed job": So, let's take a look at the linked system …

Overwrite customizations when deploying a patch solution

Solution segmentation has greatly improved since Dynamics CRM 2016. You are able to deploy small fixes to your production environment by the use of a patch solution. This reduces the risk of unintentionally modifying objects on the target deployment. More information and getting started with patch solutions can be found on msdn. Unfortunately an important …